French_submarine_Eurydice_(S644)

French submarine <i>Eurydice</i> (S644)

French submarine Eurydice (S644)

French submarine, 1964–1970

For other ships with the same name, see French submarine Eurydice.

Eurydice was a French submarine, one of eleven of the Daphné class.

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On 4 March 1970, while Eurydice was submerged under calm seas off Cape Camarat in the Mediterranean Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) east of Toulon, France, a geophysical laboratory picked up the shock waves of an underwater explosion. French and Italian search teams found an oil slick and a few bits of debris, including a part that bore the name Eurydice. The United States Navy oceanographic research ship USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11) also took part in the search and on 22 April 1970 discovered several large pieces of wreckage off Cape Camarat near Saint-Tropez at depths ranging from 600 to 1,100 metres (2,000 to 3,600 ft).

The cause of the explosion was never determined. All 57 crew were lost.

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    • "Mystery of French submarine disasters can never be unveiled". Submariners World. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
    • "Daphné the Doomed". Time. 16 March 1970. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
    • "Historique du sous-marin Eurydice" (in French). Net-Marine. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
    • "La Flotte de guerre française en 1968" (in French). Net-Marine. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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